Corrections

Corrections: January 13, 2013

January 12, 2013

FRONT PAGE

An article last Sunday about the dwindling of anti government protests in Russia misstated the employment status of a former protester, Irina Lukyanovich, with the Social Networks Agency, an Internet marketing and communications company. Ms. Lukyanovich, a copy editor who said that her peers were watching Russia’s leaders more closely now and judging them more severely, continues to work there. She has not left the company.

METROPOLITAN

An article last Sunday about apps for smartphones referred incorrectly to the cost of one. The Instapaper app costs $3.99 for iOS and $2.99 for Android. It is not free.

MAGAZINE

Because of editing errors, an article on Page 22 this weekend about the actress Lindsay Lohan contains several inaccuracies.

The surname of an actor who appears with her in the movie “The Canyons” is James Deen, not Dean. And his legal name is Bryan Matthew Sevilla, not Seville.

Three passages are also rendered incorrectly because the word “tested” appears instead of “texted.” The following sentences describing communications between Ms. Lohan and the movie’s director, Paul Schrader, and producer, Braxton Pope, should read:

“Schrader and Pope texted and left messages on her phone.”

“As she banged on his door, she texted him manically.”

And, “He texted her instead.”

OBITUARIES

An obituary last Sunday about the Canadian diplomat John Sheardown, who helped shelter six Americans in Tehran during the Iranian hostage crisis, described incorrectly a meeting at which it was agreed to give the Americans fake Canadian passports. It was a private meeting of the cabinet, not a secret meeting of Parliament.

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An obituary last Sunday about the New York disc jockey Bob Jones described incorrectly in some editions the show he hosted in the 1990s on WQXR-FM. It was a midday show, not a morning show.

STYLE

The Field Notes column and a picture caption last Sunday, about renting luxury homes for weddings, misstated part of the name of a town in Wisconsin where a privately owned residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is situated. The house, Still Bend, is in Two Rivers, not in Twin Rivers.

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The Books of Style column last Sunday, about three new self-improvement books, misstated the equivalent length of time that Jeremy Dean, the author of one of those books, “Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick,” believes is reasonable for forming a new habit. As the column stated, Mr. Dean believes it is 66 days. But that is equivalent to a little more than two months, not three.

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An article on Dec. 16 about wingsuit fliers misstated the longest time a flier has stayed airborne. It is just over 3 minutes, not 90 minutes.

AUTOMOBILES

A review last Sunday about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu misstated the displacement of the optional turbocharged engine. It is 2 liters, not 2.4. And the review also referred incorrectly to the types of navigation aids available for the Malibu. An embedded screen-based system is indeed offered on most versions.

ARTS

An article last Sunday about the movie director Michael Apted, whose “56 Up” is just out, referred incorrectly to films by Ingmar Bergman, whose “Wild Strawberries” led to Mr. Apted’s epiphany about movies at the age of 16. One of Bergman’s films was indeed adapted as a Broadway musical; it is not the case that no Bergman films were adapted. (Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” was an adaptation of Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night.”)

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A picture caption last Sunday with an article about a production of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” by the Huntington Theater Company in Boston misidentified the theater where the actor Teagle F. Bougere was shown performing. It was the University of Chicago’s Court Theater last year, not at Boston’s Huntington Theater.

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An article on Dec. 30 about Israeli television’s focus on gay parents misidentified the network for which Yoram Mokady is vice president for content. He works for the Hot network, not for the Yes network.

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An entry in the Playlist column on Nov. 25 about Kristen Kelly’s self-titled EP misstated the name of the album she released with her band Modern Day Drifters. It is “Placekeeper,” not “Peacekeeper.” A reader pointed out the error on Nov. 24. This correction was delayed because an editor did not follow through on the complaint.

OPINION

Mark Bittman’s column last Sunday incorrectly described a Pepsi marketing deal with the singer Beyoncé Knowles that will include her appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 3. While Pepsi is spending $50 million on the campaign, the bulk of it will be for media placements and promotions, with the remainder split about equally between Ms. Knowles’s fee and what Pepsi calls a creative content development fund. It is not the case that Pepsi is paying the $50 million to Ms. Knowles.

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